made possible thanks to the $9,000 donation made by the Sun Club earlier this year. The station is located right outside of our headquarters office in Austin, Texas!

The solar-powered station is one of several new stations the Austin B-cycle non-profit has installed this week to enable greener, pollution-free commuting across the city. Austin B-cycle is Austin’s bike share program that currently has over 40 B-cycle stations and nearly 400 B-cycle bikes located around downtown Austin. Austin B-cycle is working to provide a fun and fast way for locals and visitors to move about the downtown core.

Green Mountain employees joined leadership from the Sun Club and Austin B-cycle to officially dedicate the new solar-powered station in a special ceremony that featured live music from Matt the

Matt the Electrician serenaded the audience after “flipping the switch.”

Non-profit organizations interested in applying for a donation from the Sun Club can now apply for projects under any of the program’s new pillars, including: Renewables – solar, other renewable technologies; Environment – water conservation, air quality, waste reduction, sustainable agriculture; Community – energy efficiency upgrades, green commuting initiatives, public space enhancements; Education – environmental stewardship, promotion of careers in sustainability.